Michael Free Staters hold 40 seats in the NH Congress, and a Free...
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Michael Free Staters hold 40 seats in the NH Congress, and a Free Stater is Speaker of the House. Among the wins include: eliminating tax on investment income, establishing a school voucher program, requiring criminal conviction before asset forfeiture, non-cooperation with Federal gun laws, and a number of other wins. 75 of 400 members of the House of Representatives have an A- or higher rating by the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. There's also a healthy culture of liberty. Lot's of pro-liberty events, classes, clubhouses. Porcfest, the largest gathering of libertarians in the world, is in New Hampshire in the summer, and Liberty Forum, another big libertarian event, is in the winter. Keep in mind, it's the Free State _Project_ not Free State _Accomplished_. New Hampshire is still dominated by Republicans, so bills that are also popular with Republicans are easier to pass. For example, the House has passed several laws decriminalizing cannabis, but they've been killed in the Senate, which is still controlled by conservative Republicans. Only 8000 of the 20000 FSP'ers who pledged have moved, so things are only going to improve, IMO.